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fourteen tax brackets. it was definitelily the time for some cutting and the hope was that the economic growth that tax cuts and deregulation would unleash would allow a covert assault on federal spending. the reagan administration with the help of a bipartisan conservative majority in the house and senate had a great deal of success in cutting nondefense domestic discretionary spending. they did relatively little; however, about entitlements and increased defense spending. we saw larger deficits, some of larger government. some of the discretionary spending cut and the democratic growth did cut the government's share of the private economy. we saw when even while reagan was in office when it came time to deal with the deficit that was something we ended up doing on democratic terms. with tax increases that began to wipe out the reagan tax cuts before he left office. and sharply curtailing when bush iv i was in office. that approach did not shrink the federal government. the next approach that was used was
fourteen tax brackets. it was definitelily the time for some cutting and the hope was that the economic growth that tax cuts and deregulation would unleash would allow a covert assault on federal spending. the reagan administration with the help of a bipartisan conservative majority in the house and senate had a great deal of success in cutting nondefense domestic discretionary spending. they did relatively little; however, about entitlements and increased defense spending. we saw larger...
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with a cigarette tax increase. my god, that sounds pretty democratic. but it, you know, he wanted to leave a legacy with health care. and the one thing that made it republican was it had the health savings account approach. but any, all the other elements -- expanding medicaid to include working adults who didn't have kids and funding with the cigarette tax -- that comes out of the democratic playbook. so, and even our new governor, mike pence, who headed the republican study group when he was a hebb of congress which is -- member of congress which is the ultra conservative house members has now sounded a much more pod rate tone now that he's governor and wants to leave his legacy. so, yeah, i think we would actually see a lot of accomplishments and that there's sufficient common ground for that to happen. >> just a follow on to that point, in addition to the question which you've just addressed whether legacies can really be truly bipartisan, can solutions to problems be really bipartisan? can we, in fact, address climate change adequately, appropriate
with a cigarette tax increase. my god, that sounds pretty democratic. but it, you know, he wanted to leave a legacy with health care. and the one thing that made it republican was it had the health savings account approach. but any, all the other elements -- expanding medicaid to include working adults who didn't have kids and funding with the cigarette tax -- that comes out of the democratic playbook. so, and even our new governor, mike pence, who headed the republican study group when he was...
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money neither tax-free dollars, 501c3 or u.s. aid money, so it's hard to show how that is used for settlement, but that we will not allow. >> you can do anything like that ing ainst that basra salles. pof >> the lady on the left and the author of the first [inaudible] >> i'm sorry, i don't see you. >> sorry. i agree that the reality on the ground is a one state solution, and that's what it is. i think maybe talking all the time about the peace settlements in the two groups and what side has made it more difficult because i was very active on the movement to cut off aid to the dictatorship. we used to call the congress every time he vote cannot on loan and says no, we are not allowed to lobby but we are calling for education purposes. we want to tell you what human rights violations have occurred and you know that under the harkin amendment, the u.s. is obligated to refuse loans to countries that exhibit a patte t human rights. it's to put pressure on the dictatorship. why can't we do that to sidestep this is a state that is invol
money neither tax-free dollars, 501c3 or u.s. aid money, so it's hard to show how that is used for settlement, but that we will not allow. >> you can do anything like that ing ainst that basra salles. pof >> the lady on the left and the author of the first [inaudible] >> i'm sorry, i don't see you. >> sorry. i agree that the reality on the ground is a one state solution, and that's what it is. i think maybe talking all the time about the peace settlements in the two...
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and friendly competitors all around, from whom we work, americans for tax reform. they are all fair. they were not there 40 years ago. the sunday before election in 1964 the philadelphia bulletin called me and said you are the highest ranking goldwater volunteer we could find. what is going to happen in philadelphia? pretty big stuff 22 years old. i said if we lose philadelphia by a 100,000 votes barry goldwater will carry the state of pennsylvania which was probably true. we lost philadelphia by 400,000, lost the state by million. pennsylvania was not strong goldwater country. my point is that was tough politically back then. basically good guys have got control of one half of the congress, basically good guys, they need reinforcing, and so much better off and ideas are so much more mainstream than they were then. younger generation has to realize and appreciate how much luckier they really are and build on the bigger base we have given them. >> looking back on 36 years you have been president of heritage, can you single out something you are proud of, several of
and friendly competitors all around, from whom we work, americans for tax reform. they are all fair. they were not there 40 years ago. the sunday before election in 1964 the philadelphia bulletin called me and said you are the highest ranking goldwater volunteer we could find. what is going to happen in philadelphia? pretty big stuff 22 years old. i said if we lose philadelphia by a 100,000 votes barry goldwater will carry the state of pennsylvania which was probably true. we lost philadelphia...
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we don't collect enough taxes. we don't pay our bills to be we say anybody can have a gun and kill anybody. actually i want to say this on tv -- >> let me just step in for a minute it's about land and development in the case of hawaii and i think also florida it's about strategic reasons, right? in hawaii, certainly it is our board work against north korea. it has become -- >> that is true and of course a was a very wise of them to take it in 1988 so shortly thereafter they could get mired down in the philippines. >> the other thing i really want to mengin on this paradise thing, you have people riding like harriet beecher stowe came down and remember she's the great abolitionist and she says who will do the work for us? and she has the same answers colin and he just loves carrying the wheel barrows and you go read some of her stuff and then one doctor came down and he actually said it got cold and people had malaria and she was just outrageous and she said malaria of the milder sort. [laughter] this goes on and on
we don't collect enough taxes. we don't pay our bills to be we say anybody can have a gun and kill anybody. actually i want to say this on tv -- >> let me just step in for a minute it's about land and development in the case of hawaii and i think also florida it's about strategic reasons, right? in hawaii, certainly it is our board work against north korea. it has become -- >> that is true and of course a was a very wise of them to take it in 1988 so shortly thereafter they could...
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and get some celebrating on jihad is a tax. and so when i was in college, the state department of course was horribly embarrassed and center packing home without the award. on the anniversary of 9/11, last fall, the embassy when the youtube trailer that paul mentioned came out, the embassy put up a statement saying that this was an abuse of freedom of speech. this is the same kind of characterization that egypt's government itself has use for many years and the u.n., that we must not abuse freedom of speech and, therefore, we must have international lastly lost its i think there's a problem coming from that embassy as well. >> if i can just add, nina mentioned this book, "blind spot," and my coeditors was lela gilbert. one of the phenomenal explorers in this is that most journalists with of course many exceptions don't understand religion. hear on talk about persecution and not talk about christianity alone. it's just in general many have a very secular mindset, which itself is okay, but actually don't really know what goes on
and get some celebrating on jihad is a tax. and so when i was in college, the state department of course was horribly embarrassed and center packing home without the award. on the anniversary of 9/11, last fall, the embassy when the youtube trailer that paul mentioned came out, the embassy put up a statement saying that this was an abuse of freedom of speech. this is the same kind of characterization that egypt's government itself has use for many years and the u.n., that we must not abuse...
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how are they going to tax at? all these decisions that will influence the type of marijuana they will actually consume and that will have important effects on the health effects. >> host: a quick call from rick from tuckerton new jersey. hi rape. >> caller: hello there. i smoke a lot of pot when i was in college in the early 70's. i am shocked that it hasn't been legalized but my question is, how many congressman have smoked pot and how many politicians have smoked pot and -- i will take the m.'s are off-line. >> host: beau kilmer any response to that? >> guest: i don't know. >> host: are you seeing evidence that congress is switching views on this that perhaps in 10 years what are we going to be talking about? >> guest: it's really going to depend on the federal response. right now, even though washington and colorado have legalized the production and distribution and possession of marijuana we still haven't heard from the federal government about how they're going to respond. i think how the federal government r
how are they going to tax at? all these decisions that will influence the type of marijuana they will actually consume and that will have important effects on the health effects. >> host: a quick call from rick from tuckerton new jersey. hi rape. >> caller: hello there. i smoke a lot of pot when i was in college in the early 70's. i am shocked that it hasn't been legalized but my question is, how many congressman have smoked pot and how many politicians have smoked pot and -- i will...
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they don't have the same thing for paying taxes for the education of its college students today. one of the kingpins of hollywood mourned behind the scenes he seemed to lend solace time -- what were his lanning as? was he left, right, what were his politics? he was eventually a man devoted to the welfare of universal pictures. that's what he did, that's how he definedit seems t me thatase. so long as work to the benefit his studio and enterprise and was a vast enterprise but it reached full maturity. i don't think he was an evil man is no my mind a guy tending toy he was the leading entrepreneur of hollywood and he was the man people went to to settle disputes and problems and he was notoriously fairly honest broker he's a fascinating man and there's a tendency with people of great power and motion picture business there is a tendency to kind of step back and kind of fear, but i think in the largest sense he was an honest broker and there are not that many of them in the industry ever so i don't think we will know the full extent what he was doing, what he was not doing, that is
they don't have the same thing for paying taxes for the education of its college students today. one of the kingpins of hollywood mourned behind the scenes he seemed to lend solace time -- what were his lanning as? was he left, right, what were his politics? he was eventually a man devoted to the welfare of universal pictures. that's what he did, that's how he definedit seems t me thatase. so long as work to the benefit his studio and enterprise and was a vast enterprise but it reached full...